Klarinet Archive - Posting 000869.txt from 1996/03

From: Paolo Ravaglia <peval@-----.IT>
Subj: Re: Sciarrino,Scelsi
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 17:55:52 -0500

>
>To:f.williams@-----.au (Floyd Williams)
>From:peval@-----.it (Paolo Ravaglia)
>Subject:Re: Sciarrino,Scelsi
>
>>Dear Paolo,one of my students plays "and let me die before I awake",but
>>that's the only piece of his that I have heard.
>>I would like to ask you if "Preghiera per un ombra" by Giacinto Scelsi is
>>performed very often in Italy. It's for solo clarinet and extremely difficult.
>>Floyd Williams
>>Queensland Conservatorium of Music
>>Brisbane, AUSTRALIA
>
>
>Dear Floyd,
> I'm very glad to know that Salvatore,'s "Let Me Die Before
>I Wake"
> is played in Australia too. He is a dear friend of mine
>and I love that
> Piece very much.
> Only one thing: It's ready (even if not published
>yet) the new version
> for 1/2 boehm clarinet, i.e. with new tremolos and
>multiphonics.
> We worked together to improve the old version and we
>presented the new piece
> through R.A.I. Broadcasting Corporation (Italian
>Television and Radio) in 1991.
> If you and your pupil like Sciarrino's music I'd like to
>tell you that
> Ricordi has just published the new piece "Omaggio a Burri"
> for flute, bass clarinet & violin (1996) a real
>masterpiece of that master of
> introspection. If you have flute players interested I
>recommend you another
> piece: "Il Motivo degli Oggetti di Vetro" for 2 flutes & piano.
> He always tells me that this and "Omaggio a Burri" are the
>favourites of ALL
> his production.
>
> On Scelsi:
>
> You'll not believe me, but "Preghiera per un Ombra" had NO
>public performance
> in Italy till a few years ago.
> It's me the player.
> Now I'm studying Kho - Lo for flute & clarinet.
>
> I've to play it, together with other pieces by Sciarrino,
>Manca, Clementi, Pisati,
> Romitelli, Donatoni.... in Paris, next April the 2th and 3rd.
>
> Please, tell me something about teaching in Australia; can You?
>
> Ciao
>
>
>
>Paolo
>
>
>